Sewing-awl.



No. 854,147. v v PATENTBD MAY 21,]1907. L. G. & 0. P. GARILLON.

SEWING AWL. APPLICATION TILED APR. 20. 19 06.

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LEWIS Gr. OARILLON AND CHARLES P. OARILLON, OF MILLERSBURG, OHIO.

SEWING-AWL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratenteol ll/iay 21, 1907.

Application filed April 20, 1906. Serial N0. 312,822.

To (bl/Z whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, LEWIS G. OARILLON and CHARLES P. OARILLON, citizensof the United States, residing at Millersburg, in the county of Holmesand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Sewing-Awl, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a sewing awl for use in shoemaking,harness-making and the like.

It has for one of its objects to improve an awl of that type in whichthe thread or wax end is mounted in the handle whereby needles with orwithout the longitudinal thread receiving groove can be employed.

A further object of the invention is to provide an awl of this characterin which the handle is so constructed as to contain within itself atension device for the thread.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter and pointed out with particularity in the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one embodiment of theinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the awl. Fig. 2 is a sideview with a portion broken away. Figs. 3 to 5 are transverse sectionsrespectively on lines 33, 44 and 5-5, Fig. 1..

Referring to the drawings 1 represents the handle of the awl and 2 theneedle secured to the handle by a clamping device 3 of any approvedconstruction. The needle illustrated in the present instance is of thelongitudinally grooved thread receiving type. The handle is preferablymade of a single piece of wood or metal that is longitudinally slottedat its end through about three-quarters of its length so as to providespring jaws or grips 4 which are compressible toward each other for thepurpose of gripping the thread during certain stages in the sewingoperation. They thus constitute a tension device for the thread. At theinner end of the groove 5 is a transverse opening for increasing theresiliency of the spring members 4. The outer end of the slot 5 isenlarged equally in both members 4 to form a recess 7 which receives aspool 8 having the wax end or thread '9. From the spool the wax end orthread passes inwardly between the needle.

the two resilient members 4 and through a central bore 10 in the solidend 11 of the handle that alines with the thread receiving groove of theneedle. The inner end of the handle is reinforced in the usual manner bya ferrule 12. The spool 9 rotates and is held on a spindle 13 suitablysecured. in one of the members 4 of the handle. As shown in Fig. 3, theupper portion of the spindle 13 is threaded and screws in the uppermember of the handle, the extremity of the spindle being provided with aslotted head 15. The lower end of the spindle is disposed in a bore 16,the bore being of sufiicient depth to permit the members 4 of the handleto be compressed without the lower end of the spindle abutting thebottom wall of the bore 16. In other words, sufficient clearance isprovided between the bottom of the bore 16 and the spindle to preventthe latter from interfering with the members 4 being compressedtogether.

' In order to adapt the awl for use in connec tion With a needle whichis not provided with a thread receiving groove a secondary pas sage orbore 14 is provided in the solid end of the handle extending from thetransverse opening 6 and terminating at the inner end of the handle.When used in this way the thread extends from the spool inwardly throughthe slot 5 as previously described, but instead of passing through thebore 10 it is threaded through the bore 14 to the eye of As constructedfor the market the awl is provided with both of these passages 10 and 14so as to render the handle capable of use with either types of needles.With a tension device combined handle in the manner described the gripor tension on the thread is automatically effected by the same pressureof the hand which is employed to withdraw the awl after it has beeninserted in the article to be sewed and the stitch tightly drawn.Furthermore,

when this pressure is released the tension is j 1 taken oif the threadbetween the handle and the spool so that the thread can be drawn out ina convenient manner during the next insertion of the needle.

We have described the principle of operation of the invention, togetherwith the de vice which we now consider to be the best embodimentthereof, but we desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown gis merely illustrative, and that various changes may be made, whendesired, as are within the scope of the claims.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent of theUnited States is 1. In a sewing awl, a single piece handle comprisingtwo resilient members forming jaws adapted to engage the sewing thread.

2. In a sewing awl, a handle which is slotted diametrically andlongitudinally to form yielding members between which the thread isadapted to be gripped, and provided with a bore communicating with theslot through which the thread is adapted to pass from between themembers.

3. In a sewing awl, a handle having a longitudinal slot terminating atitsinner end in a transverse opening and a central bore in the unslottedportion of the handle and alining with said slot.

4- In a sewing awl, a handle provided with a longitudinal slot and aplurality of thread receiving passages extending from said slot.

5. In a sewing awl, the combination of a handle provided with alongitudinal slot to form resilient members compressible toward eachother and with a passage communicating with the slot, a spool mounted inthe handle at the outer end of the slot and arranged to permit thethread to be drawn from the spool successively through the slot andpassage, and a needle mounted in the end of the handle opposite from thespool for receiving I the thread from the said passage. 6. In a sewingawl, the combination of a single piece handle split longitudinally toform resilient members compressible toward each other, a thread carryingspool mounted in the handle to permit the thread to be drawn between themembers and to be gripped thereby, and a needle mounted in the handle ina position axially in line with the split thereof.

7. In a sewing awl, the combination of a single piece handle which issplit throughout part of its length to form two resilient memberscompressible toward each other for gripping the thread, a spool mountedat the outer end of the handle for holding the thread and permitting itto pass between the members, and a needle mounted in the opposite end ofthe handle which receives the thread after passing between said members.

8. In asewing awl, the combination of a handle which is provided with arecess at one end and split longitudinally to form two compressiblemembers, a spool mounted in the recess of the handle and arranged topermit the members to be compressed, and a needle secured to the handle.

9. In a sewing awl, the combination of a handle provided with aplurality of passages at the needle carrying end and slotted outwardlyfrom the inner ends of said passages to form two resilient membersadapted to grip the thread, means for holding the thread and permittingit to be drawn inwardly through the slot and either of said passages,and a needle arranged in one end of the handle.

10. In a sewing awl, the combination of a handle having a passage at oneend and 'a slot extending fromthe inner end. of said passage to theopposite end to form two resilient jaws adapted to grip the thread, aspool mounted between the jaws and arranged to permit the thread to bedrawn between the latter and through the said passage, anarbor for thespool which is secured in one of the jaws and movable therewith, and aneedle secured in the handle which receives the thread from the passage.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS G. CARILLON. CHARLES P. CARILLON. Witnesses:

CARL SonULER, W. F. GARVER.

